islet

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A small island.
2. An isolated piece of tissue that has a specific function.

Sinonieme

isle

small island

island

🏝️

tributary stream

skerry

bank

🏦

key cay

cataract

conglomerate

Vertalings

isoletta

îlot

isolotto

isleta

Inselchen

adacık

islote

νησίδα

ilha

🏝️

ilhota

île

🏝️

νησάκι

eiland

🏝️

insula

🏝️

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈaɪ.lət/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle French islette. By surface analysis, is(le) + -let. Mostly displaced native Middle English eyt, eit and Middle English holm, holme (See eyot and holm for more).